William Goldie
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William 'Bill' Goldie was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship
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, Scotland
, Goldie played for Hurlford Thistle and Clyde
before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna
on the 25 November 1897. Bill made his debut in a Football League Division One match on the 2 April 1898 joining his brother, Archie
, in the team. Bill and Archie went on to appear together 44 more times before Archie moved to Brighton Tower in 1900. Bill carried on as a regular in the Reds first team not missing a match in the next 3 years. During this spell Goldie helped the Anfield
club to their first Championship
in 1901. Goldie scored a total of 6 goals in his time at Liverpool his first coming on the 3 September 1898. Goldie left Anfield in 1904 going on to play for Fulham
and Leicester Fosse.
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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Life and playing career
Born in Hurlford, AyrshireAyrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
, Scotland
Scotland
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, Goldie played for Hurlford Thistle and Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna
John McKenna
John McKenna , born in County Monaghan, Ireland, was a self-made businessman and former rugby player, who was the first manager of Liverpool....
on the 25 November 1897. Bill made his debut in a Football League Division One match on the 2 April 1898 joining his brother, Archie
Archie Goldie
Archie Goldie was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century.-Life and playing career:...
, in the team. Bill and Archie went on to appear together 44 more times before Archie moved to Brighton Tower in 1900. Bill carried on as a regular in the Reds first team not missing a match in the next 3 years. During this spell Goldie helped the Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
club to their first Championship
Championship
Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :...
in 1901. Goldie scored a total of 6 goals in his time at Liverpool his first coming on the 3 September 1898. Goldie left Anfield in 1904 going on to play for Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
and Leicester Fosse.
Career details
As a player:- Liverpool FC (1898 - 1904): 174 appearances, 6 goals - Football League Championship winner's medal (1901)